Thamnophis nigronuchalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis nigronuchalis

Name

Thamnophis nigronuchalis Thompson, 1957

• Holotype: UMMZ 113611, adult ♀, collected by Richard Parker on 22 July 1955.
• Type locality: “San Luis, Durango, 9000 feet elevation”.

Combinations

• Thamnophis nigronuchalis Thompson, 1957: 1 [original combination]
• Thamnophis rufipunctatus nigronuchalis — Tanner, 1985: 648 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Thamnophis nigronuchalis — Rossman, 1996 [subsequent combination, retaure to species]

References

Primary references

• Thompson, F.G. 1957. A new Mexican gartersnake (genus Thamnophis) with notes on related forms. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 584: 1–10. hdl: 2027.42/57022 Reference page. 
• Tanner, W.W. 1985. Snakes of Western Chihuahua. Great Basin Naturalist 45(4): 615–676. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Rossman, D.A. 1996. Taxonomic status of the southern Durango spotted garter snake, Thamnophis nigronuchalis Thompson, 1957. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 58: 1–10.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis nigronuchalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 June 2020.
• Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis nigronuchalis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63984A12726140. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63984A12726140.en

Vernacular names

English: Southern Durango Spotted Garter Snake